I don’t believe it! The not so serious side of the industry
©BBC Barmies on song ...
series. Even some of the dowdier commentators seemed to have warmed to their antics, with their ‘trumpeter’ getting his own interview during one match.
But it’s the songs and chants that put a smile on your face.
ENGLAND cricket’s faithful fans, the Barmy Army, have, at last, got something to sing about after their team prised back the Ashes from the Aussies at the Oval.
Not that they stopped singing at any point in the five match
AS the old journalistic adage goes “never let the truth get in the way of a good story.”
That certainly appeared to be the case when Dominic Lawson of the Daily Mail laid into the Barmies.
His rant concerned the booing of Ricky Ponting as he came out to bat at Headingley - not to be condoned, for sure, as ‘Ponters’ is one of cricket’s finest ever batsmen.
Having firmly laid the blame
“Get your stars off our flag!”, “Stand up if you’re 1-0 down” - this being sung as their beloved England headed for a humiliating innings and loads defeat at Headingley.
But my favourite was their rendition of the National Anthem “God save your gracious Queen” with the emphasis firmly on ‘your’.
Priceless! ... or boorish jingoists!
at the collective feet of the Barmies, Mr Lawson later states in his article: “I don’t know if the boos for Ponting emanated from the ranks of the so-called Barmy Army, but I wouldn’t be entirely surprised.”
Well, Mr Lawson, judging by two rapturous and unanimous standing ovations Ricky Ponting received from the Oval crowd, including the Barmies, be surprised! More importantly, be accurate in your reporting.
Well, buggy me!
Two men have been fined for taking a golf buggy onto the A75 road in a bid to make the 70-mile journey home from Portpatrick to Dumfries.
They travelled on the road for about an hour at a top speed of 15mph before being stopped by police.
A police spokesman said the possibility of a crash between the buggy and a lorry “did not bear thinking about”. They were eventually stopped
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having travelled about 15 miles, at night with no lights on, and being passed by large goods vehicles.
The driver was, perhaps not surprisingly, almost three times over the drink limit.
Commenting on the case, a spokesman for Lagganmore Golf Club, from where the buggy was ‘borrowed’ said: “I think they were like ET, just trying to get home.”
THE BBC comedy quiz show, Would I Lie To You?, hosted by Rob Brydon, stated recently that “Jodie Marsh has a degree in ‘Golf Course Management’ from the University of Birmingham”, the object being for the assembled panelists to decide if that statement was true or false.
Nothing wrong with that and, quite clearly, it was a lie as she could never operate a walk behind greens mower with those ‘assets’!
However, once the lie had been uncovered, Brydon commented, and best said in his lilting Welsh accent so you get the full gravitas; “Golf Course Management is a
taxing degree. You learn about golf course design, upkeep, groundsmanship then, after lunch, you get a certificate.” Cue canned laughter and Mr Brydon giggling at his own (probably written by somebody else) joke. At which point I reached for the remote.
Clowning about ...
ONE of the Great Moscow Circus’ mascots, Boris the Clown, went missing after a visit to Alice Springs in Australia.
Boris, over five-metres tall and worth around $8000, was later found on the 17th hole of the town’s golf course by course manager, Neville Chalmers. It was fully inflated and resting against the coke machine in the barbecue area (only in Australia!).
Stuck to his jacket was a hand Would I Lie To You?
written note demanding better working conditions!
Police took away both the clown (deflated of course) and the note for forensic tests!
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